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5th
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
all
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
bad
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
beefsteak
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
bluffs
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
boys
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
broiling
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
buffalo
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
camp
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
clean
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
comment
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
country
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
cow
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
DAYS
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
down
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
drifted
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
edge
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
encampment
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
enough
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
evening
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
fat
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
fire
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
forty
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
John
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
John's
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
July
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
just
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
killed
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
level
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
miles
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
now
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
observe
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
off
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
OLD
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
out
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
plain
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
Plains
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
railroad
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
ran
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
RIVER
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
rose
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
said
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
sat
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From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
smoke
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
spent
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
steep
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
stream
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
taken
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
tenderloin
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
thick
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
three-year-old
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From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
tops
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
town
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
troughlike
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
two
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
valley
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From this reading The smoke of their camp fire drifted down the troughlike valley from their encampment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OLD DAYS ON THE RIVER "Not so bad, not so bad at all," was John's comment as they all sat around the camp fire on the evening of July 5th.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
willow-lined
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From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had spent two pleasant days in town and now were forty miles out into the Plains country above the railroad; they had pitched camp at the edge of a willow-lined stream which ran between steep bluffs whose tops rose level with the plain.
wood
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From this reading The boys had found enough clean wood for a broiling fire, and John just now had taken off the thick beefsteak which they had brought along with them.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You will observe that this is from the tenderloin of the three-year-old fat buffalo cow that I killed this morning," said he.
